4044 Erikhøg

Summary

4044 Erikhøg is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4044 Erikhøg is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 4044 Erikhøg is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 4044 Erikhøg is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 4044 Erikhøg's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 4044 Erikhøg's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Erik Høg is named after 4044 Erikhøg^[8].
• 4044 Erikhøg's follows is recorded as Q152580^[9].
• 4044 Erikhøg's followed by is recorded as Q152583^[10].
• 4044 Erikhøg's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 4044 Erikhøg's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 4044 Erikhøg's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 XV^[13].
• 4044 Erikhøg's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 BW^[14].
• 4044 Erikhøg's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 DL1^[15].
• 4044 Erikhøg's provisional designation is recorded as 5142 T-3^[16].
• 4044 Erikhøg's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-16T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 4044 Erikhøg's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04162yp^[18].
• 4044 Erikhøg's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004044^[19].
• 4044 Erikhøg's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 4044 Erikhøg's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[21].
• 4044 Erikhøg's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0845438'}^[22].
• 4044 Erikhøg's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08410779759842406'}^[23].
• 4044 Erikhøg's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.8'}^[24].
• 4044 Erikhøg's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.05'}^[25].
• 4044 Erikhøg's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.69147'}^[26].
• 4044 Erikhøg's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.69099605015211'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4044 Erikhøg's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Erik Høg is named after 4044 Erikhøg^[8].

Why It Matters

4044 Erikhøg ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]